Kristina Frahm is more than a National Champion; she is a student-athlete.  The student portion rings true for the sophomore athlete who carries a 3.94 GPA in business administration at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).  Her outstanding GPA and athletic skill combined to earn her a nod as a Second Team selection for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team.

Frahm was nominated in the women's at-large division, an area existing for sports that are not covered in the College Sports Information Director's Association (CoSIDA) other Academic All-District and All-American categories.  First-team winners included students from Navy, UMBC, Drexel, Princeton, Robert Morris, Rider, Bucknell and Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Francis (Pa.).  Three of those athletes carried a 4.0 while three others were above a 3.9 GPA.

CoSIDA selects a first, and a possible second and third team, in a University Division (comprised of DI programs) and in a College Division (non DI programs).  They do this nationally in eight separate districts depending on the number of entries in a district.

Frahm was also solid athletically.  Coming of a National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-American honors in 2008 when UMES was National Champions, she was named an Honorable Mention All-American again in 2009 and was also named a second-team All-Conference performer.